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O Scale Urethane Milwaukee Road Boxcars

Cast urethane from hand-crafted masters. Assembled one-piece bodies, ready to detail. Made in the USA.

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Jump to: 40' Ribsides (#41–45) · 40' Single-Sheathed · 50' Welded #52

40' Boxcars

Milwaukee Road 40 ft ribside boxcar #42 model
Ribside #41, full-length ribs, panel door Ribside #41, second view Ribside #42, full-length ribs, corrugated door Ribside #42, second view Ribside #43, short ribs Ribside #43, second view Ribside #44, short ribs, double doors Ribside #44, second view Milwaukee Road 711012 in later lettering
Click any photo to enlarge. MILW 711012 shows the later lettering.

Milwaukee Road 40' Ribside Boxcars

The Milwaukee's signature boxcar from 1937 through the 1980s · assembled bodies
No.BuiltVersionBody
411939Full-length ribs, panel side door, two-panel roof, A-end lumber door$95.00
421939Full-length ribs, corrugated door, high tack board, lumber door$95.00
431944Short ribs, single panel door, lumber door LIMITED$95.00
44–Short ribs, double doors, lumber door$110.00
451942Short-rib car as rebuilt in the 1960s with smooth lower sides, single door NEW$110.00

Decals are available for both as-delivered and later lettering schemes.

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Model of #42 built by Paul Hecht.
Milwaukee Road single-sheathed boxcar 713000

Milwaukee Road 40' Single-Sheathed Boxcar

Class of 9,000 cars · in service into the 1960s, then MOW to the end of the Milwaukee Road

The Milwaukee's signature boxcar before the ribsides. Formerly a Chooch kit, now with improved masters and a roof included.

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Price: see the 2025–26 price list.

50' Boxcars

Milwaukee Road 50 ft welded double-door boxcar, built and weathered by Ted Schnepf
Milwaukee Road 50 ft welded boxcar #52, second view

Milwaukee Road 50' Welded Smooth-Side Boxcar, #52

Class XA · Nos. 13000–13499 · built first half of 1937

The first production welded lightweight boxcars built by the Milwaukee Road: 500 cars of high-tensile welded steel weighing 47,300 lb. They led directly to the ribside cars starting in July 1937; the ribs added about 1,300 lb.

  • Double corrugated doors; 18" × 16" lumber door in the A end
  • Pressed-steel Dreadnaught-style ends, Hutchins roof
  • Universal hand brake; Barber Stabilized (Bettendorf-style) trucks
  • Some later fitted with Evans auto loaders and reclassed XMR
VersionPrice
Assembled body$99.00

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Model built and weathered by Ted Schnepf.